UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- WRM America, a leading specialty insurance and
alternative risk management company, announced that William J.
Fishlinger, chairman and CEO, will be honored today by The Insurance
Federation of New York, Inc. (IFNY) at their 95th Annual Luncheon, which
is being held at Cipriani Wall Street. Mr. Fishlinger will be presented
with the IFNY Free Enterprise Award, given annually since 1913, which
recognizes individuals whose creativity and initiative enables free
enterprise.

"Bill is an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the
word," said Lance Albright, current IFNY president. "In
addition to his innovative work in the New York insurance market during
the last 30 years, including recently founding a national property and
casualty company focused on the risk financing needs of schools,
government and non-profit institutions, he has made significant
contributions to our community and beyond through his efforts with the
Diabetes Research Institute and the Future Leadership Foundation, a
charitable organization he founded with his wife Joan."

Previous recipients of the IFNY Free Enterprise Award include
Martin J. Sullivan, Frank J. Coyne, Maurice "Hank" R.
Greenberg, Sanford J. Weill, and Donald Trump. Following the award
presentation, the featured speaker will be David A. Sampson, president
and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).

In 1978, Mr. Fishlinger founded Wright Risk Management, a New
York-based insurance and risk financing consulting firm. Subsequently
he, along with leaders from public education and government, formed the
first public sector cooperative purchasing programs in New York State:
the New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (NYSIR) and the New York
Municipal Insurance Reciprocal (NYMIR). In 2008, Mr. Fishlinger teamed
with Aquiline Capital Partners LLC to form WRM America. Mr. Fishlinger
is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law and the
University of Maryland. He is a longstanding member of the American Bar
Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County
Bar Association. In addition to the Future Leadership Foundation, Mr.
Fishlinger also participates in several other charitable organizations
and is currently on the national board of the Diabetes Research
Institute.

About WRM America

WRM America is a leading specialty insurance and alternative risk
management company specializing in the unique exposures faced by
education, government and not-for-profit institutions. The company is
headquartered in Uniondale, NY. For more information, please visit
www.wrmamerica.com.

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